Automobile-fender



P. FEDOROW.

AUToMoBlLf-I FENDER.

P. FEDOROW.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYI, 1920.

1,347,624, Patented July 27, 1920.

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AUTOMOBILE-EEN DER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1920.

Application led May 7, 1920. Serial No. 379,471.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER FEDoRow, a citizen of Poland, residing at Qhicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Fenders, of which the following is a specification.v

This invention relates to fenders suitable for mounting on automobiles, trolley cars and the like, the object thereof being to act as a means to prevent a person or object in the path of the vehicle, when moving, from being run over or injured. 0

Another object of this invention .is to provide a fender of the above mentioned type adapted upon coming in contact with a person or object to automatically assume a different position to aid in the accomplishment of the above object.

Another object of the invention is to provide' a combination fender and bumper for automobiles and the like, and i@ provide relatively movable parts adapted to be actuated by a person on the automobile, and whereby a person run into will b e -safeguarded from being run over or injured by the vehicle. u

A further object of the invention is to provide a fender and bumper for automobiles and the like, and one which may be installed on the vehicle without requiring vice which is inexpensive t o manufacture, easy to install, and one which is sure and effective in operation.

Other objects will in part be obvious andV in part pointed out 'hereinafter.

Referring to the drawings, 'Figure 1 represents a side view of the fender and bumper mounted on the chassis of an automobile;

Fig. 2 is a bumper;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 y of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a. sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the function of spring 30.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and in which- 1 represents the front end of an automobile on which is mounted by some suitable means, a support comprising a pair of horizontally-extending bars 2, on opposite front view of the fender and pending brace-bar 3. Members 2 and 3 support a frame in front of the automobile, said frame comprising a rear plate 4, a lower plate 5, side plates 6 and 7, and top plate 8, the frame-being composed of wood or metal, or other suitable substance, and the parts thereof either made in one piece or in several pieces fastened together.

A collapsible platform comprising three parts, 9, 10 and 11, respectively, hinged together as at 12 and 13, is carried on the fender frame by means of rods 14 and 15, fastened to the underneath side of member 9, and havingtheir outer ends slidably mounted in tubes 16supported on the fender frame as at 18. Member 11 of the folding platform is fastened to member 4 of the fender frame by means of a spring 19, adapted to continually urge the folding platform to assume extended position, that is, to place members 9, v10 and 11 of the platform on substantially the same plane, and projecting out from theY frame, thus oering increased protection to a person or object struck by the fender, and adapted to receive and carry such person thereon.

Each side member of the fender support carries a pair of coil vsprings 20, on which is yieldiiigly supported a bumper member 21, by means lof slotted bars 22, attached to the bumper as at 23, and slidably held on the side supports of the fender, as by studs 24, piercing the slots of members 22 so that bumper member may be moved inwardly of the support as by the bumper encountering a person or object in its path, thus lessening the chance of resultant injury.

LA rope 25 attached to member 11 of the platform as at 26 and leading to the drivers seater some other suitable part of the automobile, may be supplied so that the platform may be placed incollapsed or eX- tended position'by a person on the automobile at will.

.Howeven automatic means maybe supplied whereby movement of bumper 21, as when it encounters a person or object, causes the fender platform to assume extended position and thereby afford greater protection, and such means may comprise a lever 26, pivoted tothe frame as at 27, and having an arm in the path of movement of bumper 21, and another arm upholding another lever 28, pivoted to the frame as at 29, and continually urged to move downwardly by a "28 as at 38 and 39, respectively, that upon 1 fmovement of lever 28 by spring 30, pawl spring 30 mounted on the frame and bearing against lever 28, so that inward movement of bumper 21 will move lever 26 out from under lever 28 and allow lever -28 tov be moved downward by reason of the action of spring 30 thereon. The fender platform mayV be normally held in folded position.

against laction Vof spring 19 by means of-a flexible rope or Wire 31, attached to member V11 of the platform and adapted to be wound upon a revoluble shaft 32, horizontally mounted in bearings 33 and'34 on the frame and geared as at 50 to another hori- `zontailly disposed shaft 51, mounted in bearl5 ings 52 and 53 onthe frame, said shaft 51 carrying-a ratchet 35, adapted to be engaged by a pawl 36, mounted on the frame to hold shaft 32V against unwinding movement and theV platform in collapsed position. A string or wire '37 'may soconnect `pawl 36 to lever supplied to shaft, 32, adapted tobe engaged by a projection 42 on leverr26 to prevent unwinding movement of that shaft, a spring 4j3 engaging said lever adapted to holdjthe projection in engagement with the ratchet,

l `but'said engagement being adapted to be broken upon inward movement. of bumper Y member 21 and :thereby cause the platform invention maybe Vused singly or in comto assume' extended position, .as above dei scribed.

vertically disposed Vrack 44, pivoted to the frame as ,a'ti45, and adapted to engage memberV 11 of the platform when in extended or in partiallyextended positionV may be supplied. to prevent the collapsing of the platform if andV when it encounters Vthe ground or an obstacle in its path. Rack 44 may carry a stud 45 having a recess 46 adaptedY to be engaged by a latch 47 mounted ontheV frame Vwherebysaid rack may be held in inoperative position.

The aboveI described embodiments of the bination, or other modfications maybe employed Without departing from the scope "of the invention. Y

Havingthus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows- V1. In a device of the character described, in combination, a support adapted to be mounted on the chassis of an automobile, a collapsible platform.mounted on said support, lmeans comprising a spring mounted on said support continually urging said platform to assume extended'positioinmeans whereby said platform may be held in collapsed position against the action of said spring, a pluralityof other springs `mounted on said support, a bumper-member yieldably mounted on said support and engaging said last-mentioned springs,said platformV and bumper-member vbeing adapted to cooperate to -yie'ldingly receive -and carry a person or other movable object encountered said device.

2. IIn a device of the character described, in combination, a support adapted to be mounted on the chassis of an automobile, a

frame mounted on said support, a'collapsible platform mounted on said frame, means comprising a spring mounted on said frame continually urging said vplatform to assume extended position, means comprising a ratchet and pawl mounted on said frame kwhereby 'said platform maybe held in collapsed position against the action of said spring, a plurality of'other vsprings/mounted on saidframe, a bumper-meinber movably mounted on said frame adjacentsaid" last mentioned springs 'and adapted upon predetermined movementetoV trip said pawl to cause said platform to assume' extended position,a rotatable shaft mounted on saidy frame, a4 rope` fastened tofsaid platform and'adapted upon theturning of said shaft :to be wound-thereon and thereby ycause said platform to assume collapsed position, means comprising Va rack mounted insaid frame and' adapted to engage Said platform and.

hold said platform in rextendedposition, said rack being movable to permitV movementfof said .platform into collapsed position, and means mounted on said frame and'adapted toV engage. said rack whereby said rack may be heldin inoperative 'position.

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In testimony whereof I have aixed my signature. 

